How does Kendis compare with other PI Planning tools?
Kendis is a standalone PI Planning and tracking tool that syncs two-way with Jira and Azure DevOps. Compared with the alternatives, it is licensed per planner, free for six months, and can be hosted in the EU or the US. The table links to a sourced, side-by-side comparison for each tool.
| Compared with | What it is | How it is priced | Where it is the better choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendis vs Jira Align | Enterprise portfolio platform | Strategy Collection, from $77,400 a year for 1 to 50 users | Portfolio budgets and enterprise strategy |
| Kendis vs Jira Plans | Feature of Jira Premium | Jira Premium for every Jira user | Roadmaps and capacity in one Jira Cloud site |
| Kendis vs Easy Agile Programs | App inside Jira | By Jira user tier, free up to 10 users | PI Planning that never leaves one Jira site |
| Kendis vs BigPicture | PPM app inside Jira | By Jira user tier, free up to 10 users | Gantt, resources and budgets in Jira |
| Kendis vs piplanning.io | Standalone PI Planning tool | Per team per year, unlimited users | Sticky-note planning from the makers of SAFe |
| Kendis vs Miro | General-purpose whiteboard | Business plan, per member | Free-form workshops and retrospectives |
| Kendis vs Azure DevOps Delivery Plans | Feature of Azure Boards | Included in Azure DevOps Basic | A cross-team calendar in one organisation |
| Kendis vs IBM Targetprocess | Strategic portfolio management | Not published | Portfolio management with financial integration |
| Kendis vs Rally | Agile system of record | Not published | One enterprise tool that replaces the tracker |
How do you choose a PI Planning tool?
Start with where your teams work and how far planning has to reach. A tool inside Jira is simplest for one Jira site. A standalone layer is needed once you span Jira sites, Azure DevOps or several trains. A portfolio platform is needed only when budgets and strategy are part of the requirement.
- One Jira site, light planning: an in-Jira option such as Jira Plans, Easy Agile Programs or BigPicture may be enough.
- Azure DevOps only, calendar view: Delivery Plans comes with the product.
- Workshops and retrospectives: a whiteboard such as Miro is the right tool for the job.
- Several trains, mixed tools, structured objectives and risks: a dedicated PI Planning tool such as Kendis or piplanning.io.
- Portfolio budgets and enterprise strategy: Jira Align, IBM Targetprocess or Rally.
Three questions settle most decisions:
- Who pays for whom? Tools priced on the Jira user tier charge for every Jira user. Kendis charges for planners, usually 15 to 25 people per train.
- Where does the plan live? If your data must stay in the EU, check the hosting provider and region, not only the certificate. Kendis offers the European Cloud on OVHcloud in Frankfurt.
- What happens to it in 2029? Apps that run inside Jira Data Center expire with it. See the Data Center end-of-life guide.
What does Kendis include?
Kendis includes a program board with team capacity, dependency management, PI Objectives with business value, a ROAM risk register, a confidence vote, scope change and predictability reports, Inspect and Adapt, and solution boards across ARTs.
| Kendis | |
|---|---|
| Pricing | $14 per user per month billed annually, $16 monthly. You license the people who plan, not every Jira user. Pricing |
| Free trial | 6 months free, no credit card |
| Deployment | Cloud or self-hosted on your own infrastructure |
| Hosting | Your choice at signup: EU (OVHcloud, Frankfurt) or US (AWS) |
| Integrations | Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center, Azure DevOps and TFS, two-way |
| Security | ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, DORA Schedule available. Security and compliance |
Try Kendis free for 6 months
Kendis is a PI Planning and tracking platform that sits on top of Jira and Azure DevOps. The free trial runs for six months, long enough to plan and track two full PIs with your real backlog before anyone has to approve a budget.
- 6 months free, no credit card
- Choose EU hosting (OVHcloud, Frankfurt) or US hosting (AWS)
- Planning board, dependencies, PI objectives, ROAM risks, solution boards
- Two-way sync with Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center and Azure DevOps
- ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, DORA Schedule available
- No user caps and no setup costs during the trial
One trial per organisation that has not used Kendis in the last twelve months. After the trial, Premium Cloud is $14 per user per month billed annually, or $16 monthly, and you license only the people who plan. SSO, Kendis AI and premium support are part of paid plans. See pricing and the free trial terms.
Comparing PI Planning tools: frequently asked questions
What is the best PI Planning tool?
It depends on where your teams work. For one Jira site, an in-Jira app can be enough. For several trains, mixed Jira and Azure DevOps teams, or structured objectives and risks, a dedicated tool such as Kendis fits better. For portfolio budgets, a platform such as Jira Align is designed for that.
Is there a free PI Planning tool?
Kendis is free for six months with no credit card required. Some in-Jira apps are free for sites of up to 10 users, and Azure DevOps Delivery Plans is included in the Basic licence.
Which PI Planning tools work with both Jira and Azure DevOps?
Kendis syncs two-way with Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center and Azure DevOps and can combine them on one solution board. piplanning.io and Jira Align also document both integrations. Apps that run inside Jira work with Jira only.
Which PI Planning tools can be hosted in the EU?
Kendis offers a European Cloud on OVHcloud in Frankfurt, Germany, chosen at signup. Several other vendors offer EU regions on US cloud providers. Check each comparison page for what the vendor publishes.
How are these comparisons made?
Statements about other products come from that vendor's own website, documentation or marketplace listing, linked on each page and checked on 12 October 2026. Where a vendor does not document a feature we say "not documented", not "no".
How this page is maintained
How these comparisons are made: statements about other products come from each vendor's own website, documentation or marketplace listing, cited on the individual comparison pages and checked on 12 October 2026. Statements about Kendis come from Kendis. If something is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.